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Cool Place: Inwood Theater
The 33 Flick ChickMovie Theater Spotlight - The Inwood As a fan of movies, it only stands to reason that I've become a fan of movie theaters, too. Over the years, I've seen countless movies in countless places. Sure, cable, laser discs, VCRS, DVD players, blu-ray,...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, DVDs and Movies, Entertainment, Film Festivals, Bars and Clubs
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Conflict amid war upheaval
Los Angeles-based playwright Oliver Mayer revisits a disgraceful chapter of local history in "Conjunto," a kaleidoscopic portrait of Japanese American farm owners and Mexican migrant laborers caught up in the World War II-era hysteria that made a...Tags: Career and Workplace, Comedy (genre), Gang Activity, Celebrities, The Brady Bunch (tv program)
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America's kind of town: Branson
Tribune staff reporterAt first glance, Branson is an abomination. And as I write that, I can imagine millions of Chicago readers--readers who have never been down here--congratulating themselves on never having been to Branson.You're wrong. Stay with me through these...Tags: Missing in Action, Restaurants, Family, U.S. Airways, Amusement and Theme Parks
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Quickie Review: "The Best of Red Skelton"
The TV ZoneName "Red Skelton" mean anything to you? No? Than - whoo, boy - I gotta lot of work to do, and quickly, because this show airs in just about three hours, on WLIW/21, at 8 p.m. So, I'll make......Tags: Jamie Farr, Entertainment, Career and Workplace, Movies
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A history of the Hippodrome
1914 Nov. 23 - The Hippodrome Theatre, designed by Thomas W. Lamb, opens with a vaudeville show featuring jugglers, comics and four elephants. The 3,000-seat theater, the city's largest, cost about $225,000. 1917 The Hippodrome becomes affiliated...Tags: Music Theater, Richard Burton, Television Industry, Jane Wyman, Hippodrome Theatre
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Patriotic tunes of the past fill a void today
Tribune arts criticThe most popular songs in America these days -- the tunes that are on practically everyone's lips -- were not penned by rappers or rockers or heavy metal guitarists. Nor are they hawked in the record stores or downloaded eagerly off of the Internet....Tags: Popular Music (genre), Al Gore, New York Mets, Broadway Theater, Terrorism
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A dramatic rebirth
Sun Architecture CriticThe show begins long before the curtain rises. That's all one needs to know to appreciate the dramatic transformation of Baltimore's Hippodrome Theatre, which reopens Tuesday after a $62 million restoration and modernization. The architects and artisans...Tags: Music Theater, Les Miserables (musical), National Aquarium Baltimore, Bromo Seltzer Tower, ABBA (music group)
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Baltimore's new star makes a debut tonight
Sun Arts WriterWith its opening gala tonight, the $62 million France-Merrick Performing Arts Center isn't simply introducing the lovingly restored 1914 vaudeville palace at its center, the Hippodrome Theatre. It is also declaring its intention of making Baltimore once...Tags: Music Theater, Yul Brynner, Jerry Lewis, Comedy (genre), Les Miserables (musical)
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Good night, Johnny
His generation produced edgier, more outlandish and more innovative comedians. But for nearly three decades, none of them got the nightly welcome bestowed on Johnny Carson, the amiable, boyish funnyman whose hosting of NBC's "The Tonight Show" came to...Tags: All in the Family (tv program) , Comedy (genre), Steve Allen, Family, George W. Bush
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The promise of more good times
Sun StaffHipp hipp hipp hooray. With spotlights, orchids, champagne and more than a little nostagia, Baltimore last night celebrated the rebirth of its beloved 1914 vaudeville palace, the Hippodrome Theatre. A well-heeled crowd of more than 2,200 plunked down...Tags: Glenn Miller, Culture, Politics, Count Basie, Comedy (genre)
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Late-night TV king Johnny Carson dies
Los Angeles TimesJohnny Carson, who in three decades as host of "The Tonight Show" became one of America's most influential entertainers as well as one of television's most powerful figures, died Sunday. He was 79. His nephew, Jeff Sotzing, a former producer of "The...Tags: Comedy (genre), ABC (tv network), Family, Steve Martin, Dick Cavett
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Patriotic outpouring is evident sea to sea
Tribune national correspondentAmericans are embracing all things patriotic since last week's attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Irving Berlin's "God Bless America" is being sung at meeting houses, athletic fields, churches and synagogues across the country. The...Tags: Vietnam War (1955-1975), Wars and Interventions, John Wayne, American Legion, Amazon.com Inc.
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